History

The history of Gender Inclusive Facilities (GIF) is traced back to 2003 when the Health Education Center (now Student Wellness and Health Promotion) opened the first gender-inclusive facility as part of the renovated Student Center. By 2013 UCI Converted more than 180 single-occupancy restrooms to gender-inclusive facilities. Since then, UCI has come up with drafts and proposals that hope to provide a safer gender-inclusive environment that follows the guidelines (see GIF guidelines). See the following History to keep track of GIFs.

Year Report
2003 Health Education Center (now Student Wellness and Health Promotion) opened the first gender-inclusive facility as part of the renovated Student Center.   
2009 UCI converted 22 single-occupancy restrooms across campus to gender-inclusive facilities. The Counseling Center converted two gender-specific restrooms into the first on-campus gender-inclusive multi-stall restrooms. 
2013 By 2013 UCI converted more than 180 single-occupancy restrooms to gender-inclusive facilities.  
2014 President Janet Napolitano endorsed a recommendation from the UC Task Force and Implementation Team on LGBT Climate and Inclusion to create gender-inclusive facilities and practices in UC-owned buildings.
2015 University of California Office of the President issued gender-inclusive facilities guidelines to create an inclusive campus environment and to provide direction on the implementation of gender-inclusive facilities in UC-owned facilities, including new construction, existing, and renovated facilities.
2015 UC Draft Guidelines for Providing Gender-Inclusive Facilities  
2017 The UCI School of Law converted two gender-specific restrooms into multi-stall gender-inclusive facilities. 
2018 UCI boasted more than 280 gender-inclusive facilities across the campus.
2018 Anteater Learning Pavilion | Mesa Towers
2018-2022 Built/plan single occupancy gender-inclusive facilities as part of new buildings.
2019 UCI built new single occupancy gender-inclusive facilities as part of renovation projects o Aldrich Hall | Humanities Hall | Social Ecology 1 | Information Computer Science 1 | Hewitt Hall. 
2019 Middle Earth Expansion
2020-2021 UCI built new multi-stall gender-inclusive facilities as part of renovation projects o Croul Hall | Law School | Social Science Lab | Medical Education (expected completion 2023)
2021 Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Building o Future Projects – ICMC | Center for Advance Care | College of Health Science & Nursing | Verano 8 Graduate Housing